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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Teleogryllus

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Polyneoptera > Anartioptera > Orthopterida > Orthoptera > Ensifera > Grylloidea > Family: Gryllidae > Gryllinae Group > Subfamily: Gryllinae > Gryllini

Fifty-two species with a distribution that includes Africa, Madagascar, Asia as well as islands in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Six species are native to southern Africa.

Species native to southern Africa

List from Orthoptera Species File.

Teleogryllus afer

Mozambique

 

Teleogryllus africanus

 

 

Teleogryllus leo

 

 

Teleogryllus mosetse

 

 

Teleogryllus natalensis

 

 

Teleogryllus zululandicus

 

 

References

Text and photos by Hamish Robertson ©